Quiz: History Quiz


History QuizOnline version Test your history knowledge. by Lyanne DL 1 Who was the first emperor of Rome? a Tiberius b Augustus c Nero d Caligula 2 Which empire built Machu Picchu? a Maya Empire b Olmec Empire c Inca Empire d Aztec Empire 3 The Magna Carta (1215) limited the power of which monarch? a Queen Elizabeth I b King John c King Henry III d King Richard I 4 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? a Thomas Jefferson b James Madison c John Adams d Benjamin Franklin 5 The Industrial Revolution began in which country? a Germany b Italy c Britain d France 6 The ancient city of Constantinople is modern-day what? a Istanbul b Alexandria c Athens d Jerusalem 7 Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919? a World War II b Napoleonic Wars c World War I d The American Civil War 8 Who was the first President of the United States? a James Madison b John Adams c Thomas Jefferson d George Washington 9 The Rosetta Stone helped scholars decipher which writing system? a Sumerian cuneiform b Sanskrit c Egyptian hieroglyphs d Phoenician alphabet 10 Who was the first President of the United States? a John Adams b James Madison c George Washington d Thomas Jefferson 11 In what year did World War II end in Europe? a 1944 b 1945 c 1940 d 1939 12 Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu? a Maya b Aztec c Inca d Olmec 13 The Silk Road connected which regions? a South America and Europe b Asia and Europe c Australia and Africa d North America and Asia 14 The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, limited the power of which institution? a The church b The king c The nobles d Parliament 15 Who wrote the 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation? a Galileo b John Calvin c King Henry VIII d Martin Luther 16 Which ancient city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD? a Athens b Rome c Pompeii d Herculaneum 17 Which civilization is credited with inventing cuneiform writing? a Phoenicians b Indus Valley inhabitants c Sumerians d Egyptians 18 The Great Wall of China was built primarily to defend against which group? a Mongols b Persians c Romans d Egyptians 19 Which ancient queen is famous for allying with Rome and ruling Egypt? a Cleopatra b Zenobia c Nefertiti d Hatshepsut 20 What is zeta(2) equal to? a 0 b 1 c pi/6 d pi^2/6 21 Which element has the highest electronegativity on the Pauling scale? a Chlorine b Fluorine c Oxygen d Nitrogen 22 DNS stands for what in networking? a Domain Network Service b Distributed Name System c Data Name Server d Domain Name System 23 The Metamorphosis was written by which author? a James Joyce b Gabriel García Márquez c Herman Hesse d Franz Kafka 24 What is the chemical formula for table salt? a KCl b NaCl2 c NaCl d CaCl2 25 What does Heisenberg's uncertainty principle relate? a Time and distance b Energy and time c Position and momentum d Mass and velocity 26 Which planet has the longest rotation period in the solar system? a Mars b Earth c Venus d Mercury 27 Who wrote 'The Second Sex'? a Jean-Paul Sartre b Michel Foucault c Hannah Arendt d Simone de Beauvoir 28 Which algorithm is widely used for public-key cryptography? a RSA b DES c AES d MD5 29 Which animal is the only mammal capable of true flight? a Sugar glider b Bird c Bat d Flying squirrel

1

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

a

Tiberius

b

Augustus

c

Nero

d

Caligula

2

Which empire built Machu Picchu?

a

Maya Empire

b

Olmec Empire

c

Inca Empire

d

Aztec Empire

3

The Magna Carta (1215) limited the power of which monarch?

a

Queen Elizabeth I

b

King John

c

King Henry III

d

King Richard I

4

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a

Thomas Jefferson

b

James Madison

c

John Adams

d

Benjamin Franklin

5

The Industrial Revolution began in which country?

a

Germany

b

Italy

c

Britain

d

France

6

The ancient city of Constantinople is modern-day what?

a

Istanbul

b

Alexandria

c

Athens

d

Jerusalem

7

Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?

a

World War II

b

Napoleonic Wars

c

World War I

d

The American Civil War

8

Who was the first President of the United States?

a

James Madison

b

John Adams

c

Thomas Jefferson

d

George Washington

9

The Rosetta Stone helped scholars decipher which writing system?

a

Sumerian cuneiform

b

Sanskrit

c

Egyptian hieroglyphs

d

Phoenician alphabet

10

Who was the first President of the United States?

a

John Adams

b

James Madison

c

George Washington

d

Thomas Jefferson

11

In what year did World War II end in Europe?

a

1944

b

1945

c

1940

d

1939

12

Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

a

Maya

b

Aztec

c

Inca

d

Olmec

13

The Silk Road connected which regions?

a

South America and Europe

b

Asia and Europe

c

Australia and Africa

d

North America and Asia

14

The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, limited the power of which institution?

a

The church

b

The king

c

The nobles

d

Parliament

15

Who wrote the 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation?

a

Galileo

b

John Calvin

c

King Henry VIII

d

Martin Luther

16

Which ancient city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?

a

Athens

b

Rome

c

Pompeii

d

Herculaneum

17

Which civilization is credited with inventing cuneiform writing?

a

Phoenicians

b

Indus Valley inhabitants

c

Sumerians

d

Egyptians

18

The Great Wall of China was built primarily to defend against which group?

a

Mongols

b

Persians

c

Romans

d

Egyptians

19

Which ancient queen is famous for allying with Rome and ruling Egypt?

a

Cleopatra

b

Zenobia

c

Nefertiti

d

Hatshepsut

20

What is zeta(2) equal to?

a

0

b

1

c

pi/6

d

pi^2/6

21

Which element has the highest electronegativity on the Pauling scale?

a

Chlorine

b

Fluorine

c

Oxygen

d

Nitrogen

22

DNS stands for what in networking?

a

Domain Network Service

b

Distributed Name System

c

Data Name Server

d

Domain Name System

23

The Metamorphosis was written by which author?

a

James Joyce

b

Gabriel García Márquez

c

Herman Hesse

d

Franz Kafka

24

What is the chemical formula for table salt?

a

KCl

b

NaCl2

c

NaCl

d

CaCl2

25

What does Heisenberg's uncertainty principle relate?

a

Time and distance

b

Energy and time

c

Position and momentum

d

Mass and velocity

26

Which planet has the longest rotation period in the solar system?

a

Mars

b

Earth

c

Venus

d

Mercury

27

Who wrote 'The Second Sex'?

a

Jean-Paul Sartre

b

Michel Foucault

c

Hannah Arendt

d

Simone de Beauvoir

28

Which algorithm is widely used for public-key cryptography?

a

RSA

b

DES

c

AES

d

MD5

29

Which animal is the only mammal capable of true flight?

a

Sugar glider

b

Bird

c

Bat

d

Flying squirrel

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History QuizOnline version

by Lyanne DL

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Which empire built Machu Picchu?

The Magna Carta (1215) limited the power of which monarch?

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

The Industrial Revolution began in which country?

The ancient city of Constantinople is modern-day what?

Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?

Who was the first President of the United States?

The Rosetta Stone helped scholars decipher which writing system?

Who was the first President of the United States?

In what year did World War II end in Europe?

Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

The Silk Road connected which regions?

The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, limited the power of which institution?

Who wrote the 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation?

Which ancient city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?

Which civilization is credited with inventing cuneiform writing?

The Great Wall of China was built primarily to defend against which group?

Which ancient queen is famous for allying with Rome and ruling Egypt?

What is zeta(2) equal to?

Which element has the highest electronegativity on the Pauling scale?

DNS stands for what in networking?

The Metamorphosis was written by which author?

What is the chemical formula for table salt?

What does Heisenberg's uncertainty principle relate?

Which planet has the longest rotation period in the solar system?

Who wrote 'The Second Sex'?

Which algorithm is widely used for public-key cryptography?

Which animal is the only mammal capable of true flight?